Recycling truck overturned in Otay Mesa

The driver of this scrap truck which overturned on Otay Mesa road Thursday morning November 8 was uninjured in the incident. Traffic was diverted off of Otay Mesa road for several hours while the load of scrap aluminum going to recycling was cleaned up and the truck was righted.

John Gibbins

The driver of this scrap truck which overturned on Otay Mesa road Thursday morning November 8 was uninjured in the incident. Traffic was diverted off of Otay Mesa road for several hours while the load of scrap aluminum going to recycling was cleaned up and the truck was righted.

The driver of this scrap truck which overturned on Otay Mesa road Thursday morning November 8 was uninjured in the incident. Traffic was diverted off of Otay Mesa road for several hours while the load of scrap aluminum going to recycling was cleaned up and the truck was righted. (John Gibbins)

The driver of this scrap truck which overturned on Otay Mesa road Thursday morning November 8 was uninjured in the incident. Traffic was diverted off of Otay Mesa road for several hours while the load of scrap aluminum going to recycling was cleaned up and the truck was righted.

John Gibbins

The driver of this scrap truck which overturned on Otay Mesa road Thursday morning November 8 was uninjured in the incident. Traffic was diverted off of Otay Mesa road for several hours while the load of scrap aluminum going to recycling was cleaned up and the truck was righted.

The driver of this scrap truck which overturned on Otay Mesa road Thursday morning November 8 was uninjured in the incident. Traffic was diverted off of Otay Mesa road for several hours while the load of scrap aluminum going to recycling was cleaned up and the truck was righted. (John Gibbins)

A truck hauling recycled aluminum overturned in Otay Mesa Thursday and spilled its load across a street leading to several auto dismantling operations, San Diego police said.

The truck and open trailer tipped over on Otay Valley Road at Datsun Street about 9 a.m. Loose scrap metal and crushed cubes of aluminum fell onto the road, which police closed for cleanup.

It took nearly two hours for the truck to get righted with help from a tow truck and a large forklift. The cause of the accident wasn’t immediately clear.